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    crazyaboutenglish is offline Junior Member
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    Default Hyphens

    Can anyone tell me if i need to put hyphens in the following sentence:-

    The ship had a twenty foot long hole in the bottom.

    Could it be:-

    The ship had a twenty-foot-long hole in the bottom.

    Thanks as always.

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    J&K Tutoring is offline Member
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    Default Re: Hyphens

    That's how I would do it.
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